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We have collected 4 reviews of the Sony PlayStation 3D. Experts rate Sony PlayStation 3D 6.8/10. Reviewsor.com helps you find reviews, best prices, user reviews of the Sony PlayStation 3D and Sony LCD TV.
Sony PlayStation is more than a series of game systems. It's a lifestyle brand. And one that Sony is trying to expand as a series of home entertainment products. The company started with a PlayStation-branded soundbar last year, and now there's the PlayStation 3D Display ($399.99 direct). A 3D-capable 24-inch LCD, the PlayStation display shows a different picture for each of two players wearing 3D glasses, but without a split screen. It has some interesting gaming features and offers up a solid 2D and 3D picture, but its small size combined with some odd design choices and omissions will keep it from being the centerpiece of your home theater. It's not quite an HDTV, though it does come with a pair of 3D glasses. It doesn't have a remote control, though, which can be a problem if you're using its speakers and want to change the volume quickly. DesignThe PlayStation 3D Display's design is striking and unusual. Its curved sides make it look more like a store display for a PlayStation Portable than an HDTV or monitor. The screen is bezel-free, completely flat from edge to edge, interrupted only by flat speaker grilles on either side.
Does anyone remember the last time we saw a television that was built specifically for gaming? I do – the 13” Samsung GX TV. I still remember the lame-ass ads (\"Play it...wide open!”) and getting my hands on one shortly following its release, with its fold-out TV screen, attached speakers, and easy accessibility for connections. It's a shame it faded away the way it did, because we could've easily dealt with playing on a bigger model GX TV. Gaming technology has changed, and now we have high definition televisions, HDMI connections, and 3D viewing options; it's crazy how far we've come. This holiday season, Sony is offering an interesting piece of tech that introduces us to the whole package with the PlayStation 3D Display. Available for $499, the 24” device doubles as a secondary TV or a computer monitor, perfect for those quick sessions of Batman: Arkham City, or whatever other 3D-enabled game you're playing (2D games work fine for it as well). The set-up is fairly easy. The buttons are located on the back of the unit, along with easily accessible ports for two HDMI devices (probably your cable box and your PlayStation 3 console), along with component outlets for another system. Sadly, that's it.
Back in June of this year, Sony delivered what was regarded as one of E3 2011's highlight press conferences. Midway through the spectacle, the company also announced the PlayStation 3D Display, a monitor that would allow two players to simultaneously play a video game without having to split a single screen. Using a technology Sony has dubbed "SimulView," the TV allows players to wear 3D glasses in order to view their own image--though of course that image isn't in 3D. It may sound a bit confusing, but the TV is using basic stereoscopic 3D technology to present two separate 2D video streams. Looking like static to the naked eye, players must wear the glasses to ensure they see their own screen. I'm happy to report the technology does in fact work well, but aside from its main bragging point, there are a laundry list of impracticalities and questionable real-world applications that give us great difficulty in genuinely recommending the PlayStation 3D Display to anyone in particular. When I first saw the PlayStation 3D Display at E3 2011, it was being positioned as the "dorm room" solution to 3D gaming. After my month of testing the unit, a dorm room might be the only living quarters tight enough to warrant the purchase of such a tiny TV.
Review: The Sony PlayStation 3D offers great picture quality and some unique perks for gamers, but can’t compete with much larger TVs on value.Every once in a while, Sony comes up with a really great idea, and we think this may wind up being one of them. At first glance, Sony’s new PlayStation-branded TV appears to be the product of some clever marketing down at Sony HQ — an effort to leverage the popular game console brand in order to move some TVs. As it turns out, though, the Sony Playstation 3D display is more than that. This display has a few tricks up its sleeve, not the least of which is the ability to provide two players with their own full-screen image in two-player game modes. In our Sony Playstation 3D display review, we break the display’s features down, rate its performance and discuss what sort of consumer the product is suited for.What comes in the box with this Sony display is kind of important since, without its accessories, this unit is little more than a $500, 24-inch monitor. And let’s face it, 24 inches isn’t huge for a $500 display these days.
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PlayStation 3D Display Monitor (HDMI, Component) | $449.99 | See it |